March 21st, 1999
The legislation amending the Revised Code of Washington on Metropolitan Park Districts (MPD) has passed both houses. The house version will be going to the Senate where two critical amendments still need to be made before a final vote is taken.
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Posted: March 21st, 1999 under
Arts and Culture,
Environment,
Parks,
Public Safety,
Transportation,
UP.
Tags:
added activities license,
Arboretum,
Convention Center,
downtown,
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
Metropolitan Parks District (MPD),
Transportation committee,
UP,
Zoo
March 4th, 1999
This legislative session has seen a flurry of lobbying activity in Olympia around changes being made to Metropolitan Park Districts. The City and the Zoo Society are advocating for these changes to provide for more funding opportunities for the Zoo, possibly the Aquarium, and city parks.
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June 15th, 1998
On Thursday (June 11) all of the City Council Members (with the exception of Peter Steinbrueck who was out of town) sent the Mayor a letter saying that in light of a downtown real estate market that is even stronger than originally projected, it would reassess the spread of the value of the Key Tower building vis a vis the replacement value of office space.
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Posted: June 15th, 1998 under
Budget and Economic Development,
Government,
Parks,
UP.
Tags:
Arboretum,
city council,
downtown,
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
Key Tower,
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee,
Parks Department,
Queen Anne Bowl,
UP,
Zoo